Nurse Specialist

NHS Jobs; Shepton Mallet; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days + Bank Holidays

Buy/Sell up to 5 days holiday

Training and development from day one

Pension with Life Assurance

Colleague discount across 30 stores

Mileage allowance 55p per mile

Mindful Employer Plus Charter

Job summary

Dorothy House invites applications for a Community Nurse Specialist, Band 6, delivering specialist palliative care across the community. This full-time post covers 37.5 hours per week, across East Somerset, with a supportive multi-disciplinary team.

You will manage a caseload of patients with life-limiting illness, support symptom management, and collaborate with GPs and hospital colleagues to coordinate high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Managing a caseload of patients with life-limiting illness, providing specialist palliative care assessments, advice and support within the community
• Supporting patients and families with symptom management, advance care planning and complex decision-making
• Working collaboratively with GPs, district nurses, hospital colleagues and wider healthcare professionals to coordinate high-quality care
• Acting as a specialist resource for health and social care professionals, providing clinical advice, support and education
• Supporting the development of innovative community palliative care services and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Participating in education, mentorship and training activities for colleagues, learners and partner organisations
• Promoting excellent multidisciplinary team working and ensuring care reflects the values and standards of Dorothy House
• Contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and research activities where appropriate

Job description

COMMUNITY NURSE SPECLIALIST | Band 6 | £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Full Time: 37.5 hours over 5 days a week (Monday to Friday) Location: Based across East Somerset

ABOUT THE BENEFITS Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

• 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
• Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career!
• Pension with Life Assurance.
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE? As a Community Nurse Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering specialist palliative care across our community services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload of patients with life-limiting illness, providing specialist palliative care assessments, advice and support within the community
• Supporting patients and families with symptom management, advance care planning and complex decision-making
• Working collaboratively with GPs, district nurses, hospital colleagues and wider healthcare professionals to coordinate high-quality care
• Acting as a specialist resource for health and social care professionals, providing clinical advice, support and education
• Supporting the development of innovative community palliative care services and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Participating in education, mentorship and training activities for colleagues, learners and partner organisations
• Promoting excellent multidisciplinary team working and ensuring care reflects the values and standards of Dorothy House
• Contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and research activities where appropriate

See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

INTERVIEWS - Interviews for this role will be held on Friday 13th November 2026.